@lanodan @Moon @anonymous @coolboymew @thendrix

> effectively engages in a political process

Well, yeah, in the sense that it involves reconciling a course of action between people with conflicting views, but when saying that the process is political, this is, I think, to say that broader politics affect the internal actions. It's the difference between having to manage waste versus operating a waste management company: FSE exists in part due to beliefs I hold (I'd say philosophical rather than political, your mileage may vary), and actions I undertake are intended to be in line with those beliefs. This is different from FSE being subject to political ambitions or being used as a means to a political end, which I think it's safe to say is the purpose of, e.g., Spinster or Nice Crew Dot Digital. I don't mean to speak for Moon but I think it's reasonable to say that FSE and SPC are more similar in that sense than either is like Spinster (which is why the creator of that site has declared that FSE hasn't achieved anything). So some sites are subject to political whims, there's a broader goal; FSE's goal is the continued operation of FSE.